Canada’s top sustainability leaders honoured by Clean50
Sep 20th, 2016 7:27 AM
Award ceremony convenes in Toronto Thursday September 22, 2016
(Toronto, ON, September 20, 2016) The 2017
list of “
Canada’s Clean50” winners celebrates the accomplishments of 50 sustainability leaders drawn from 16 different sectors. Led by Hon. Rachel Notley, Premier of Alberta and Hon. Glenn Murray, Ontario’s Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Canada’s 2017 Clean50 champions have achieved measurable results in fighting climate change and are the drivers helping Canada shift toward a low carbon and more prosperous future.
On September 22, over 100 past and incoming members of the Clean50 will gather in Toronto for the Clean50 Summit 6.0 to debate solutions to problems caused by climate change and seeking ways to collaborate and accelerate solutions. This is followed by a dinner and awards ceremony.
Clean50 Executive Director and Delta Management Group CEO Gavin Pitchford
observed, “2017 Clean50 winners Premier Notley and Minister Murray have made enormous contributions to protecting the environment, pivoting Alberta towards a much cleaner energy path and leading Ontario’s move to price carbon.”
The highly anticipated list was drawn from over 500 nominations and also includes 10 Emerging Leaders, and the Top 15 sustainability projects of the year.
“The winners come from across the country and represent a wide range of backgrounds that include pioneering wind farmers from BC and vertical food farmers from New Brunswick,” concluded Mr. Pitchford. “Each of the Clean50 winners has made a distinct and measurable contribution towards fighting climate change and building a better future for Canadians.
This year’s award winners will receive plaques fashioned from the famous “Maple Leaf Forever” tree, which is said to have inspired Alexander Muir to pen Canada’s unofficial anthem in 1867.
Past honourees include Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, Quebec Premier Phillippe Couillard, Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, and
Galen G. Weston[.
2017 Clean50 Winners
Advocates
Bryan Gilvesy - ALUS Canada* (Tillsonburg, ON)
Lynn Bishop - ALUS Canada* (Toronto)
Lara Ellis - ALUS Canada* (Toronto)
Dave Reid ALUS Canada* (Simcoe, ON)
Robert Shirkey - Our Horizon (Toronto)
Angels
Andrée-Lise Méthot - Cycle Capital Management (Montreal)
Jane Kearns - MaRS Discovery District* (Montreal)
Denis Leclerc - Écotech Québec* (Montreal)<
Jonathan Rhone - BC Cleantech CEO Alliance* (Vancouver)
Jason Switzer - Alberta Clean Technology Industry Alliance * (Calgary)
Rod Lever - Cowater International (Ottawa)
Nicholas Parker - Global Acceleration Partners Inc. (Toronto)
Building
Andrew Bowerbank - EllisDon Corporation (Mississauga)
Candice Luck - buildABILITY Corporation (Toronto)
Jeanne Medland - KingSett Capital (Toronto)
Philip Gillin - Sun Life Financial (Toronto)
Cites
Priyanka Lloyd - Sustainability CoLab* (Kitchener “Waterloo)
Mike Morrice - Sustainability CoLab* (Kitchener “Waterloo)
Brian Denney - Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (Toronto)
Clean Tech
Vincent Chornet “ Enerkem (Montreal)
Jeff Addison - Kiko Water Systems (Vancouver)
Guy Drouin - Biothermica Carbone (Montreal)
Audrey Mascarenhas - Questor Technology (Calgary)
Consultants
Milla Craig - Millani Perspectives (Montreal)
Tania Caceres - Risk Nexus (Toronto)
Laura Zizzo - Zizzo Strategy (Toronto)
Education
Dr. Eric Bauce - Université Laval (Québec City)
Dr. David Bell - Learning for a Sustainable Future (Toronto)
David Dodge - Green Energy Futures (Edmonton)
Kelly Drennan - Fashion Takes Action (Toronto)
Dr. Walter Mérida - Clean Energy Research Centre, UBC (Vancouver)
Financial & Services
Christine Bergeron - Vancity Savings Credit Union (Vancouver)
David Berliner - CoPower* (Montreal)
Raphael Bouskila - CoPower* (Montreal)
Trish Nixon - CoPower* (Montreal)
Nancy Wright - GLOBE Series (Vancouver)
Manufacturing & Transportation
Andrew Hejnar MScEnM, P.Eng - 3M Canada Company (Brockville/London)
Karen Hamberg - Westport Fuel Systems (Vancouver)
Judson Whiteside - Magna International (Aurora, ON)
Primary Resources
Lorraine Mitchelmore - Shell Canada, Smart Prosperity (Calgary)
Joel Baziuk - Steveston Harbour Authority (Richmond B.C.)
Gregg Curwin “ TruLeaf (Halifax)
Public Sector
Hon. Rachel Notley Premier - Province of Alberta “ MLA for Edmonton-Strathcona
Glen Murray - Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Province of Ontario - MPP Toronto-Center (Toronto)
Dr. Dianne Saxe - Environmental Commissioner of Ontario (Toronto)
Research and Development
Dr. Michel Laberge - General Fusion (Burnaby, B.C.)
Prof. Majid Bahrami - Simon Fraser University (Vancouver)
Dr. David Bressler - University of Alberta, Biorefining Conversions Network (Edmonton)
Kevin Moran - Titanium Corporation (Edmonton)
Renewable Energy
Juergen Puetter - Blue Fuel Energy (Sidney B.C.)
Annette Verschuren “ NRStor* (Toronto)
Christian Wentzel CFA - Solar Provider Group (Toronto)
Retail
Stuart Lombard “ ecobee (Toronto)
Jenise Lee “ CertClean (Toronto)
Cedric Tetzel - London Drugs (Richmond, BC)
Technology & Telecom
Howard Chang - Top Drawer (Toronto)
Alex Mifflin - The Water Brothers TV Series* (Toronto)
Tyler Mifflin - The Water Brothers TV Series* (Toronto)
Traditional Power Generation
Anthony Haines - Toronto Hydro (Toronto)
Cara Clairman - Plug’n Drive (Toronto)
Emerging Leaders
Claire Benne - Wilfrid Laurier University (Kitchener “Waterloo)
Kevin Davies - Hop Compost (Calgary)
Joanna Kyriazis - Zizzo Strategy* (Toronto)
Ruth Legg - HSBC Bank Canada (Vancouver)
Tikvah Mindorff - Niagara Sustainability Initiative (St. Catharines)
Geoff Osborne “ NRStor* (Toronto)
Emily Partington “ WSP (Toronto)
Apoorv Sinha - Carbon Upcycling Technologies (Calgary)
Serguei Tchertok - Grand & Toy (Toronto)
Andrew White - CHAR Technologies (Toronto)
*Denotes recipient is a member of a team
Visit www.clean50.comfor the complete package.
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For more information or to schedule an interview contact Gavin Pitchford, (416) 564-8627 or
gpitchford@deltamanagement.com.
About the Clean50
Founded in 2011 by Gavin Pitchford and Delta Management Group, the leading CSR and clean tech search firm in Canada, Canada’s Clean50 Awards and Clean50 Summit provides a means of bringing together thought leaders and environmental experts to tackle sustainability problems, and also to recognize and promote their accomplishments in the hopes of inspiring action by others.
The Clean50 Summit will convene at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club island location on September 22 from 11:00 AM to 9:30 PM. Media who wish to attend the Summit must RSVP. Due to the event location photo ops will commence at 5:30 PM, the awards ceremony and dinner begins at 6:30.
